Tier 21 Talent Builds

There are two talent setups that pull comfortably ahead of the pack once we obtain our Tier 21 set bonuses. Both of them begin with the same basic setup (below) but use different level 100 talents:

One setup uses 升腾, while the other uses 冰怒. The two setups are approximately equal, and you can use what you're most comfortable with or what your current gearset fits best. Both of these builds work best with the gambling legendaries 阴燃之心 and 欺诈者的血契, though these builds win out regardless of what legendaries you're using so long as you have the Tier 21 set bonuses!

Pre-Tier 21 Elemental Shaman Stat Priority

Prior to getting your T21 set bonuses, there are 4 builds within a small margin of one another, each favoring their own stat setup.

AscendenceThis is the basic Ascendance build, and the favored build for single-target with most setups.

There are 2 different stat ratios for this build that lead to equivalent dps:

Priority

Crit

Haste

Mastery

Versatility

Ratio 1

1

.84

.54

.41

Ratio 2

1

1

1

.3

Lightning Rod

This build is quite good for cleave while maintaining similar single-target strength with the other builds. Liquid Magma totem can be subbed in for Echo of the Elements for fights with heavy AoE.

There are 3 separate ratios to keep in mind for this build depending on what you use it for.

Priority

Crit

Haste

Mastery

Versatility

Single Target

1

.81

.75

.18

Cleave (focus on priority target)

1

.81

.90

.18

AoE

1

.84

.32

.18

Icefury

This is a single-target build focusing on the talent Icefury. It is currently marginally weaker than the other builds, but still viable.

There is only one ratio that you need to keep in mind for Icefury

Priority

Crit

Haste

Mastery

Versatility

Single Target

1

.6

.39

.40

Gambling

This build relies on taking advantage of the procs provided by 阴燃之心 and 欺诈者的血契. Both legendaries are required to make it work. Primal Elementalist is viable with this build as well, and a ratio has been included for it

There are two separate ratios to keep in mind for Gambling:

Priority

Haste

Crit

Mastery

Versatility

Standard Gambling

1

.63

.50

.19

With Primal Elementalist

1

.74

.34

.19

General Gearing Tips

Generally higher item level will beat out optimal secondary stats, as secondaries will be roughly ~85% the value of Intellect. In M Antorus gear secondaries will be catching Intellect, but even then no secondary stat is truly worthless for us, and item level will likely win out regardless.

Stat ratios are an estimate of the best combination of secondary stats to give the best stats, via BloodyStats.

With the exception of the gambling build ratios, all of the ratios provided here assume that you don't have 阴燃之心. If you have those gloves, the value of haste will increase slightly relative to the rest of your stats.

You can find more information about generating your own stat weights here

Stat Summary

Here is a description of each stat in the Elemental Shaman stat priority.

Primary Stat

Intellect is your primary stat, found on mail gear. Intellect increases your spell power and damage done on abilities.